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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or its authorities, or … not sustainable Global abstraction of groundwater has at least tripled over the last 50 years. Groundwater levels have … Groundwater is a vulnerable resource. As schemes are developed to pump out huge quantities of water, and with the …
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe
… of close to 8,000 volunteer experts from almost every country of the world, all working together towards achieving … from North America & Caribbean and Western Europe and the least from Meso & South America and East Europe, North & … beetle is a relatively low cost affair. Using protocols developed by Dr. Andrea Kozol of Boston University (BU), …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or … And through the Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit developed with our ICCWC partners, we are assisting law … This Appendix contains species that are protected in at least one country, which has asked other CITES Parties for …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… “Institutional Challenge” ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This paper was developed by the Division of Environmental Law and … the legal front, watercourse treaties have existed for at least 5000 years. Indeed, the first recorded treaty of any … and hydropower development. It has focal points in each country, the National Mekong Committees, that coordinate work …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … prior to decisions. Differences are respected – or at least better understood – while pursuing fair and effective, … that has incorporated joint fact finding and an agenda developed by the group as a whole, it is much more likely …
Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… primary management objective(s), which should apply to at least three-quarters of the protected area – the 75 per cent … organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … their nature-based cultures and those of ‘westernized’, developed and time-driven cultures and because the wilderness …
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A Global Species Assessment
… to produce over time. Within this context, IUCN has developed a Red List Index that charts the net changes to the … major taxonomic groups have we assessed the status of at least 90% of the species. The IUCN Red List shows that that … tropical island nations. Nearly all countries have at least some national responsibility for threatened species, …
Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa
… the EPO, UNEP and the ICTSD using methodologies and tools developed 1. The actual patenting landscape of CET is … effects of climate change despite having contributed the least to global warming. As Africa’s energy currently comes … 47 108 adaptation patent applications supply data on the country of the inventor(s), the country of the applicant …
Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… A number of international and regional institutions have developed guidelines on integrated coastal management … examples drawn from the experience of a particular country or region, or tables intended to provide an … of law to the ICM process. This was probably due at least partially to the fact that initiatives were often …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… and Development (BMZ) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … negotiations, genetic resources are being taken, studied, developed and utilized every day. Countries do not have the … affirmatively seek the relevant permits and agreements. At least one question has so far not been serious- ly asked - …